BoatsBalt-Yacht 23

Balt-Yacht 23

Fractional Sloop · Cbrd w/outboard Rudder · First built 1990

A trailerable centerboard cruiser marketed as the Fan 23 in Germany, featuring a ballasted keel for added stability

Designed by Jacek Centkowski.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Cbrd w/outboard Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,350 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.30 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.32 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.32
LightHeavy

150 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 150
EasygoingPowered-up

16.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 614 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
150.4
Comfort ratio
12.8
Capsize screening
2.32
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
615
Hull
Hull type
Cbrd w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
Jacek Centkowski
Builder
Balt-Yacht, Balt Yacht

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Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser

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